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Re: Vendors....
add Sybase's web.sql (I think) to that list.
Otis
>
> Microsoft has some good products to tie FoxPro, Access, or SQL Server to
> the web. I've never used them, but I hear they're okay.
>
> Claris has something to tie FileMaker Pro to the web. I haven't used it
> but I'm converting an existing FMP database to standard cgi, going from
> Mac to UNIX, and what I see is that they store alot of stuff directly in
> the db (embedded html, for instance). There seems to be some problems
> with update access, but read-only works pretty well. Looks kind of
> storage-hoggish if you ask me, but what do I know? The point is I hear
> tell that the development cycle for the web pages is nice and short and
> the gateway is reliable. I have no reason to doubt.
>
> Informix is real web friendly. Version 7 has both ESQL/C and CLI/ODBC
> access, but the html are your problem. I'm using the ODBC option with C
> language CGI right now and I'm real happy with it. Some folks upstairs
> are using an ESQL/C interface and they seem to be pleased too. I hear
> tell there's a new product out for Informix that is more like what you
> want (actual development tools for the web); but that's only hearsay.
>
>
> Bruce Alexander <balexand@cac.washington.edu>
> UW Computing & Communications
> Student Information Systems
> (206) 685-6293
>
> - All views and opinions expressed are my own -
>
>
> On Tue, 17 Sep 1996, John D Groenveld wrote:
>
> > What would you like to talk about? I have a question. Besides Oracle, which
> > RDBMS vendors ship with Web gateway products (4GL's, Web enabled dev tools)?
> > I'm not interested in 3rd party tools.
> > Thanks,
> > John
> > groenvel@cse.psu.edu
> >
> >
>
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